What land is being acquired for NH 5 and where
The acquisition is for NH 5, a national highway. All the land notified so far lies in Tiruvallur district, in two taluks: Ponneri and Gummidipoondi.
The notices cover 40 survey numbers spread over 7 villages. Most of these, 29 survey numbers, are in Naravarikuppam in Ponneri taluk. The remaining villages each have between 1 and 5 survey numbers listed.
The notices list survey numbers, not individual owners. If your survey number appears, the land under it, or the part of it described in the notice, is affected whoever the present owner is.
The notices and their stage
Acquisition for a national highway runs under the National Highways Act 1956. A section 3A notification announces the Central Government's intention to acquire specified land. Anyone interested in that land may file objections under section 3C within 21 days of the 3A notice being published. The competent authority hears the objections and decides on them.
After that, the Central Government may publish a section 3D declaration. Once a 3D declaration is published, the land vests in the Central Government free from all encumbrances. This is the stage at which ownership passes; compensation and possession follow from it.
For NH 5 there are 3 notices in the central gazette. The first is a section 3D declaration dated 30 September 2013, covering 1 village. The second is a section 3A notification dated 27 September 2021, covering 6 villages. The third is a section 3D declaration dated 28 April 2022, covering 5 villages.
None of the 3 notices has been withdrawn, and none is recorded as corrected later. These records show that declarations have been published. They do not show how far compensation has been paid or whether possession has been taken. Confirm those points with the competent authority for land acquisition for NH 5 in Tiruvallur district.
NH 5 land acquisition villages list
Ponneri taluk: Naravarikuppam (29 survey numbers), Sembulivaram (2), Jagannathapuram I (1), Nallur (1) and Panjetty (1).
Gummidipoondi taluk: Melmudalambedu (5 survey numbers) and one further Kilmudalambedu village, recorded in the notices under its official serial designation, with 1 survey number.
No survey number in any of these villages has been withdrawn from acquisition. Village names are given as spelt in the gazette; spellings in revenue records may differ slightly, so match by taluk and survey number as well as by name.
What to do if your land is listed
Get a copy of the gazette notice that names your village and check the exact survey number and subdivision, and the extent stated against it. Compare this with your patta, chitta and the field map for the survey number.
If your land falls under a section 3D declaration, it has already vested in the Central Government. Your remedy is now a claim for compensation. Make sure your name is on record with the competent authority as the person interested, and file your title documents with that office.
Compensation under the National Highways Act is fixed by the competent authority. If you do not accept the amount, the Act provides for the matter to go to an arbitrator appointed by the Central Government. We do not publish any figure for NH 5, because the notices do not state one.
If you are buying land in these villages, ask for the survey number to be checked against all 3 notices before you pay any advance. Land that has vested under a 3D declaration cannot pass to you through a private sale deed, even if the seller still holds a patta.